The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-23

station about fltJeen HiheS away anu
he had four days the start Dime. The
first move was to run out to the coun-
try station at which he had takon the
train. | there found that he had
made many inquiries about the north.
ern and western part OF the state, and
had finally purchased ticket for
Fond du Lac. The description OF him
was good, and | was about to
buy ticket Tor the same place and
take train due in half an hour,when
in came boy who had been there on
the evening when Lane bought his
ti,ket. He was a lad who helped
around the station, and it was plain
that he had a good deal OF native wit.
"Yes, that chap bought u ticket for
Fond du Lac, but | don't think he
went there" replied the lad when | be-
gan to question him.
"What makes you think he did
not"
Because" he answered, as he hand
ed down a folder from the rack, "he
was studying this route, which goes to
Portage city. | think he meant to
take this folder along, but dropped it.
See how he marked it with u pencil"
So he had. lie could run up to
Watertown, and 90 through by way
of Beaver Dam. He had marked the
time OF arrival at the junction and OF
the arrival at Portage and 1T could not
be that he would take all that trouble
10 throw any one off his trail. There
was no one alter him, and lie could
not argue that the boy would hold
the marked folder against him.
therefore changed my routeto Portage
city, and at the junction ] got track
OF my man. He had no ticket, but
had paid his fare in cash. 1t was
night, and the state OF his hair had
not been noticed but the conductor
described Lanes general appearance,
and said that he l.,l changed $50
bill for him. He might go no further
than Beaver Dam, and | got OH there
and looked around for few hours.
No trace OF him had been had and ]
was at the depot to take the tram
when q conversation between two
young men became interesting.
"You ought to have told somebody
protested one.
eyes, and been laughed at" reAta'
the other.
"And he had ten thousand dollars|
Eyes, double that"
"And he was counting it on tn
bed?"
Eyes"
"Pll bet he was robber."
"NIay be, but he was off early in tn
morning. Well, so long, Tom-here'
the train.
The one who had seen some on
counting money was going west by my
train, and Ischemed toget a seat witt
him and draw him out. He was q por
ter at one of the hotels in Portage, and
he had seen a guest answering Lanes
description counting such lot ofmon.
ey that it covered half the bed. The
porter had made his observation
through the keyhole OF the door, and,
Neing ashamed OF himself, had hest
-tted to 90 to thelandlord. The man
had arrived without baggage, but had
there purchased valise, and his nerv.
Gus manner and the sight OF so much
money in his possession had led the
porter to finally conclude that there
was q mystery there somewhere, al
though he had not spoken OF it to any
one around the house. The man had
purchased n suit OF coarse clothes,
with hat and shoes to match, and IN
leaving had taken the highway leading
to ward Oshkosh. He had purchased
another bottle OF hair dye in Portage,
but had apparently given his red hair
up as q bad Job. He not only left
the bottle in his room, but by means
of soap and water washed off what
dye he had put on at Milwaukee.
Lane had given the landlord to I'M
derStand that he was d hard orking
young man who had started out to
look for job, but he had departed
without fixing on anything definite. ]
did not believe he would go to Osh'
kosh. He was acting like n man
who reasoned that il he could hide
himself away in the country for n few
weeks his crime and his identity would
both be forgotten. To catch the EN-.
bezzler without capturing his swae
would have been no credit to me. He
had several days the start OF me, and
had by this time got job of some
sort. l procured a rough suit Of
clothes, hired horse and set off or
his trail He headed toward Oshkosh
for five or six miles, and then turned
directly north. 1t was in the fall o.
the year and the roads were in bad
condition, but he made TWEEN
ty.four miles that first day,
not stopping at all for dinner. He
went to the notheast for six miles,
ard then he turned due west, almost
81, a Limo with In Crosse and went